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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I happened to be the first person at my local early-voting location to vote today and I am insufferable about it 🤣

White woman with short dark hair & eyeglasses wears a black KN95 mask and a sticker that says “I voted.”

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Why yes, I got a Happy Meal so I could score this little badass Hello Kitty-Godzilla.

Small “Hello Kitty” toy wearing a Godzilla costume.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I did not need to start today getting stung by some nasty black and yellow striped bastid that fell onto my instep, but here we are.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

I…aw, hell, there’s nothing I can say here to do this justice w/o getting myself & everyone else in trouble but this is the general gist.

Four panel cartoon. 1st panel: black & white line drawing of human disgusted by something on computer monitor. 2nd: red devil figure on his shoulder sharing human’s disgust. 3rd: angel on his other shoulder with golden halo shares their disgust. 4th: another room with black background and two other humans wearing N-S-A and F-B-I shirts respectively are looking at whatever the 1st human is seeing and are just as disgusted.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I’m almost 10 years out from this wide margin excision to get a baby melanoma out of my back & I never baked in the sun as much as the tan-maxxers now OR the tan chasers in the 70s. Me and my sunscreen, were sitting this foolishness out.

Photo of white person’s back right after wide margin excision to remove early stage melanoma. Incision runs roughly along spine, wound is freshly stitched.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Apocalyptic skies in sepia over greater Boston at lunchtime, July 7, 2026.

Photograph of sky over greater Boston with tree top visible in lower right corner. Skies are a sickly sepia color from wildfire smoke blowing in from Canada.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It’s almost #ShadesForMigraine Day & I hadn’t come up with a clever selfie. What to do? Wander to a nearby pub w/ outdoor seating & ask a couple of #TartanArmy members to help! Thanks to these fine gents from north of Aberdeen & the lass who snapped the photos.

Two white men in kilts pose outside a pub on a sunny day with short white woman w/ short gray hair holding a purple Shades for Migraine tee shirt.

I’m the short white woman with short hair and sunglasses in between two nice kilted Scots gentlemen as we hold up a large Scots flag of red lion against gold background.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Glorious Pride Month to all! (*Except anti-queer, anti-trans losers)

A Pride flag is superimposed with a faded image of Gowron, a Klingon character from “Star Trek: The Next Generation.” White letters on the top and bottom flag stripes read, “Glory to you and your identity.”

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Me, late 1990s, in Nikko, Japan, surrounded by snow macaques. I knew enough not to pet them. They wandered away nicely after deciding I could stay.

Me in late 90s, white woman in 30s w/ short brown hair, black parka, white pants. I was kneeling near guard rail to look at adult & baby macaque. One of several macaques who surrounded me is visible at bottom of frame.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Palate cleanser: Was walking in Cambridge earlier today & this heckin’ BIRD was arm’s length away, chilling behind iron fence. Made sure I got the most flattering profile shot, too.

Large wild turkey standing on grass behind iron fence, watching humans like me walk by.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Happy #SaintPatricksDay to those who celebrate. Then you have us Scots.

Man with burly red beard and mustache sitting in car, staring at camera. His face is covered in random stripes of light blue makeup to resemble the woad markings once worn by native warriors in Scotland. Caption in large white letters: “Everyone is a little Irish on St. Patrick’s Day [space] except the Scottish, we’re still Scottish”

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I suspect he learned from his grandfather/uncle/whatever John Blutarsky.

Actor John Belushi, a white man with dark hair raising one eyebrow towards camera, in character as John “Bluto” Blutarsky in the movie “Animal House.”

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

“You are in the house of Elrond, and it is 10 o’clock in the morning on October the 24th, if you want to know.”

The wizard Gandalf sits in his brown robe, smoking his long, curved pipe, at the left side of the image. He’s in a sunny, semi-open room decorated with tones of gold, beige, and sand, Art Nouveau-style curved archways and carvings, and a large metal candelabra. Gandalf sits on the bed where Frodo the hobbit awakens from sleep.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Just got (forwarded) notice from TransUnion about their data breach. Me:

Jeffrey Pelt, a character in “The Hunt for Red October,” giving an offscreen character a serious look when character tells him about another missing submarine.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Did I share this here? I can’t recall. I’ll share it (or share it again) b/c ppl LOVE to pathologize covid-cautious folks. Info sources should be available thru q-code. (I’m having tech issues at moment but if someone can grab text, I’ll share that, too.)

Graphic in light and dark blue-green against white background with information for healthcare workers about respecting covid-cautious patients.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I missed yesterday’s anniversary of #Aliens opening (1986) but found this photo from the premiere & was surprised to see the wicked awesome @galeannehurd.bsky.social is, like me, vertically challenged 😁🤘🏻

Photo from 1986 premiere of movie “Aliens” with cast and producers lining up on red carpet for photographers.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Someone shared this elsewhere & it is an accurate report of New England weather today.

Orange background for satiric weather alert mocking current heat wave. Temperature reading says “27 million degrees.” Weather warning says “Immediate vaporization warning.”

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Me, too. Load me up like this dude if it will keep me from catching the contagious consequences of their foolishness.

Pinhead from the "Hellraiser" movies, a human-like demon wearing shiny fetish-style leather. Nails protrude from his blue, bald head in a grid pattern and his eyes are black.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Happy St. Patrick's Day to those who celebrate.

White man with full red beard and mustache seated in a car stares solemnly into the camera. His face is covered in haphazard streaks of light blue makeup to resemble the painted and tattooed Pictish warriors of Scotland during the invasion of the Roman empire. White text with black outline above his head reads, "EVERYONE IS A LITTLE IRISH ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY." Same style text below his face reads, "EXCEPT THE SCOTTISH. WE'RE STILL SCOTTISH."

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

CO2 levels at optometrist office. I am only one masking.

Vitalight CO2 monitor resting on denim-clad leg reading 1338 ppm CO2.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

Acquired a Halloween tchotchke at one of the sacred spots (Home Goods), thus fulfilling my obligation as an Elder Goth.

Black coffee mug with red decoration on the rim resembling blood dripping down the sides of the mug, with inscription in gold lettering reading “BITE ME.” Mug sits on wood-grained desk with pale fuzzy cloth background.

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 20/06/2024

Me w/ Samantha, “Bewitched” statue in Salem, Mass. The #ShadesForMigraine glasses didn’t fit her but she was happy to pose, anyway 😁💜

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 28/04/2024

If you have migraine & live in the US, you may be eligible for this paid survey! If you email Leyre, mention my name (Lisa Smith)—I get a referral fee if you qualify!

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Auntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 31/12/2023

Dorothy Parker got it right way back in ‘29.

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